Mold & Die

Modeling

Machining

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Show-n-Tell™ Tutorial

Learn ZW3D at your own pace on your own schedule. Get up and running fast with Show-n-Tell 3D tutorials, that work like a 3D book. The Show-n-Tell™ Tutorial system is embedded into all of the ZW3D products, providing on screen step-by-step lessons on a wide range of topics. Show-n-tell™ is also has a complete set of authoring tools and is used for design review assembly instructions.

Translators for IGES, PARASOLID, STEP, DWG/DXF, VDA, STL

ZW3D has good capability to convert 3D model file, including IGES, PARASOLID, STEP, DWG/DXF, STL, VDA file. For image file (jpg, tif, bmp), many work can be done in ZW3D. Such as 2D images imported into sketch environment can be convert to lines, arcs or curves. Any CAD model can be saved as 2D/3D PDF.

Tanslator for CATIA, NX, CREO, SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDEDGE, INVENTOR

Tanslator for CATIA, NX, CREO, SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDEDGE, INVENTOR

Directly read other CAD data from CATIA, NX, CREO, SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDEDGE, INVENTOR. And 3D models can be directly save as CATIA V4/5 part or assembly file.

2D Sketch with Ready-sketch Library

2D Sketch with Ready-sketch Library

Sketching is easy in ZW3D especially with tools such as Quick Draw and Ready-sketch. These automation tools allow users to create fully-constrained sketches with a single command. Besides editing tool and dimension & constraint tools, Various inspection tools can help deisngers to quickly create a well-define sketch, such as curve connectivity or overlap inquiry.

3D Wireframe and 3D Sketch

Quickly draw the free curves with wireframe tools. And different types of curves can be easily got, including projection curves, intersection curves, silhouette curves, centerlines and so on. 3D sketch is an independent environment. Apart from drawing 3D curves, deisgners can add dimensions and constraints as the needs.

Hybrid 3D Shape & Feature Modeling

Hybrid 3D Shape & Feature Modeling

In ZW3D, 3D modeling can directly start with quickshape without the sketch. A rang of tools are provided for true parametric (dimension driven) feature-based modeling, inclduing equation manager, history manager, design tools, part configuration and so on. With ZW3D, user learn fast with Show-n-Tell tuturial, and work fast with clear 3D design workfolw.

Assembly Design

Assembly Design

ZW3D offers a set of tools to handle your big and complex products and assembly. From inserting component, defining alignment, inquiring status to interference check, all work of Top-Down assembly design can be prefomed. In addition, customizable part library function is provided. In ZW3D, designer can easily do in-place component editing and conveniently manager the assembly project with multi-object file.

Real View and Model Analysis

Real View and Model Analysis

Dynamic section view and visual analysis tools are provided to check surface quality and product structure, such as draft angle and thickness analysis. Users can continuously work on a model while displaying either a zebra stripe or draft analysis thus providing instantaneous, real-time feedback without interruptions or slow-downs.

2D Views, BOM/Hole Tables

2D Views, BOM/Hole Tables

Whether laying out 3D models or using traditional drawing techniques, ZW3D makes it simple to create production drawings and details. Creating views of 3D models and assemblies are easy as all views can be updated automatically to reflect model or assembly changes.

Geometry Healing

With ZW3D healing function, users can analyze and quickly repair abnormal conditions (e.g., open edges, tiny gaps, duplicate faces, intersection loop) found in the geometry of imported files. Thousands of such problems can be solved in minutes. Even though ZW3D can go straight to work on poor geometries, great healing tools are still essential to anyone that works with imported data.

Direct Editing

Direct Editing

ZW3D gives designers the simple way to quickly modify any 3D model geometry with Direct Editing tools. Simply pick the model geometry and make fast adjustion without history regeneration. Direct Editing combines the speed and flexibility of modeling with the precise control of dimension-driven designs. It help designers to speed up design and save time.

Product Manufacturing Information (PMI)

Product Manufacturing Information (PMI)

PMI (Product Manufacturing Information) is 3D annotation, which allows designers intuitively create dimension and annotation on the 3D entities. All PMI objects are listed in view manager, and can be inherited to related 2D views.

Links to KeyShot, FEA,Traceparts and so on

Links to KeyShot, FEA,Traceparts and so on

•KeyShot: User can directly export 3D model from ZW3D into KeyShot to make the attractive rendering.

•FEA(SimWise):ZW3D can directly link with SimWise with optimized 3D data to finish stress-strain and deforming analysis.
•Traceparts provides free 2D & 3D CAD files, modes and drawings of various kinds of standard part. These models or files can be directly inserted into ZW3D from the website.

Shape Morphing, Wrapping and Flex Tools

Shape Morphing, Wrapping and Flex Tools

ZW3D provides various morph, wrap and flex tools which can easily reshape the model. These edits can be made to open or closed shape, points, wireframe or STL models.

• Morph shape according to different rule
• Wrap a set of geoemtries to a set of faces
• Directly bend, twist or taper the shape to get a new one

Freeform Class-A Surfacing

Freeform Class-A Surfacing

Efficienctly create the high quality surface model by ZW3D freeform tools, such as UV curve mesh, FEM patch and Dome. Based on the unique Solid-Surface Hybrid Modeling technology, ZW3D break the limit between solid modeling and surface modeling and speed up the modeling process, specially for surface modeling.

Expert Assembly & Animation

Expert Assembly & Animation

Expert assembly provides the deisgner with tools to finish both top-down and bottom-up design, which can facilitate automatic updates across multi parts. Also designers can define alternate componnets, different configurations, exploded view, etc.

With animation tools, designers can demonstrate the design's basic operation as they would with a real life product.

Application

Sheet Metal Design

Sheet Metal Design

ZW3D Sheet metal module provides user a full set of tools to finish various sheet metal designs which including various flange creation tools, forming tools and editing tools such as Extend flange, Bend taper and so on. Besides, ZW3D can easily convert external sheet metal part or solid part into ZW3D sheet metal part and then unfold it correctly.

Weldment Design

ZW3D weldment module provides various structure design tool as well as structure BOM for weldment design. User can work from design to drafting seamlessly no matter use Pre-defined or customized profile.

2-Axis Milling

The 2-axis milling provides a rich set of tool paths for rough stock removal and surface finishing. It also provides the means for the operator to make holes or cut access holes with drills or mill tools. The 2.5-axis tool paths include profiling and pocketing by collapsing step-over (inward or outward), parallel linear cuts, or continuous spiralling.

2-Axis Turning

2-Axis Turning

ZW3D 2X turning includes outer diamater and inner diameter roughing, finishing, threading, grooving operations, as well as hole making operation.

Hole Making

Hole Making

ZW3D automatically recognizes hole features and selects the proper tooling, spot drill, tap, c'bore or c'sink. ZW3D gives the users total control over parent tools. You can drill, bore, ream or tap points, circles, cylinders, half cylinders (common with imported parts) and native or imported holes.

Auto-feature Tactics

Auto-feature Tactics

Automatic generation of correct and efficient 3D CNC machining plans require the identification and association of features such as holes, slots and pockets, with a distinctive manufacturing process.

Using ZW3D’s combination of tools, automation and shop-floor machining logic, ZW3D breaks down part topology into solid features and then analyzes the capabilities of library tools to produce an effective, efficient machining plan and generate a realistic machining workflow.

Tool Path Editor

Tool Path Editor

New tool-path editor tools enable users to easily and intuitively edit the entire or partial tool-path for higher machining efficiency.

• Update the edited elements without re-calculating the whole tool-path, greatly saving programming time.
• Easily trim the partial tool-paths with window pick, chain select and polygon select.
• Freely change the sequence and direction of the tool-path with the reorder functions.
• Quickly change lead in and lead out types of partial tool-paths in terms of manufacturing request with the re-link tools.

Solid Verification

Solid Verification

The Verification module enables you to view and analyze the geometry of the cut part, which will help progrmmers to assess the machining status intuitively. Solid Verify detects errors such as:

3-Axis QuickMill™

3 Axis QuickMill™ offers dramatic speed and tool path improvements for tool and die machining applications, which has full range of milling strategies and cutting techniques to create proper and precise cut pattern on 3D shape, accelerate the programming process on both simple and complex milling.

SmoothFlow™ motion is softly contoured with corners and tight areas safely milled without full width cuts which prevents tool and spindle overload. All of these factors are critical for unattended machining to achieve extended tool life and reduced milling time. ZW3D SmoothFlow™ gives programmers the confidence to boost productivity with ideal feed-rates and cutting technology.

4 & 5-Axis machining (Add-on Module)

4 & 5-Axis machining (Add-on Module)

5X milling provides various of operations for the user to create tool path effectively following their demands on 3D modle, which offers strategies such as Plane, Swarf, Drive-curve, Flow, Side and Guide surface, and convenient axis control via the definition of the lead and roll angel manually or guide by the typical shapes automatically.